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Alexander Frater
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Tales from the Torrid Zone: Travels in the Deep Tropics (Vintage Departures) |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Paperback |
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400 |
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2008-02-12 |
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0307388263 |
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Vintage |
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0.6 pounds |
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5.24 x 0.91 x 7.83 inches |
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Product Description
Alexander Frater was born to a family of Scottish expatriates on the tiny island of Irikiki in the South Seas. Following his dreams of being a writer, Frater left home, but the call of the tropics compelled him to return again and again. Join him as he dines with the Queen of Tonga; makes his way through two civil wars; visits the spots where surfing and bungee jumping originated; and expresses his love for the region where he is at once a tourist, explorer, adventurer, and native son. From Tahiti to Thailand, Mexico to Mozambique, Frater gives us a richly described, endlessly surprising picture of this diverse, feverish, languorously beautiful world.
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http://bookmooch.com/0307388263 |
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